Garment



M. M. GELLEN-BECK.

GARMENT.

APPLIICATION FILED MAR.\3I, 1919.

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Que-nun I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MABYML. GnLLnnB'EoKQoF :rAcoMA, WASHINGTON,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY M. GELLEN- BECK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Tacoma, county of Pierce, and State ofWashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGarments, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new. and useful improvements .in. garmentconstruction, and the obj ectof this. improvement is to provide meansfor reinforcingthe seam-of the gar ment under the arm to overcomeripping and tearin thereof, and to preclude the fabric of the outerportion'of the garment from being worn. out by the stays of-the corsetasformerly:

The invention .conslsts in the arrangement construction and combinationof parts as will be more fully described in the following specificationillustrated in the accompanying drawings and finally pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a garment embodying thepresent invention; a part of the waist portion being broken away toillustrate the relation of the reinforcing member to the sleeve and sideof the garment.

Fig. 2 is a view in vertical section of the same. j

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section of the reinforced seam.

Fig. l is a plan view of reinforcing sleeve. Referring more particularlyto the drawings in which like reference numerals indicate like parts,the numeral 1 designates the upper portion of a garment which is joinedto a lower, or skirt portion by a suitable waist band 3.

The present invention seeks to provide a construction which will be moreeffectit e than anything heretofore used to preclude the seam of thegarment from tearing under the arm, as it is at this place most garmentsare worn out. Especially is this a fact with garments worn by ladieswith tendency toward stoutness.

In overcoming this difliculty I have provided the sleeves 9 of thegarment with reinforcing sleeves 5, comprising single strips of materialas shown in Fig. 4:, which are made to fit within the outer sleeves andextend from the ends thereof up over the shoulders itl'lCl'thQIlCGdownwardly and connect with the waist band'at the sides of the front andback. i

v Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb 24, ,192() I Applicationfiled March. 31, 1919. Serial No. 286,440.

The adjacent edges of the sleeve reinforcing strips and als o the edgesof the fabric forming the garment sleeves and waist are all securedtogether by a seam 2 in what is'known as a French seam, and the same eX-tends from the end of the under side of the sleeve up under the arm anddown the side i of the garmentto the waist band.

Particular attention is called to the construction of the seam; thisismade by placingthe edges. of both the reinforcing memher .and outergarment which are to be joined, together with the outside of the fabricfacingout and placing a row of stitching as at 10 adjacent the edge tofasten all the edges together, then turning the matched portions of thefabric back onopposite sides of the stitching, as at 11, and againstitch ing through all parts with parallel rows of stitching 12 and 13between which is placed a strip of taped, which extends from the outerend of the sleeve and connects with the waist bandat 8. This provisiondoubly reinforces the seam so that when the arm is closely than theouter so as to afford circu-' lation between the members and to precludethe stays of the corset from piercing thefabric'of the outer garment.

lifted the strain will-be directly applied 'to' Having thus described myinvention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patentis: r

.1. In a garment of the character described, a relnforclng memberconslsting of a s ngle strlp disposed within the garment reinforcedthereby, and secured at its ends to the waist band of the garment at theside of the front and back; the strip extending over the shoulder, andhaving a sleeve forming portion extending within the garment sleeve anda seam securing the adjacent edges of the strip.

2. In a garment of the character described, a reinforcing membercomprising a single strip applied interiorly of the garment to extendover the shoulder and having its opposite ends secured to the waist bandof the garment at the side of the front and back and having a sleeveforming portion extending within the garment sleeve; the adjacent edgesof the reinforcing strip being secured within the seam which likewisesecures partsof the garment to which it is applied. 3. In a garment ofthe character described, a reinforcing member comprising a single stripapplied interiorly of the gafment' to extend :overthe shoulder andhaving its opposite ends securedLto, the waistband of the garment at theside of the'front and back, and, having, a; sleeve forminggzportionextending -.-.vvithin the garment sleeve; the adj acent edges, of therein-forcin ,member tandem-responding edges of the lront and baek partsof the outer garment all being secured together b a seam tomprlisingspaced. nowsof stitc ing and a reinforcing strip located ithin the.seam, extending frqnithe; end of the sleeve teth waist-bandofthegarment.

4 A. garment waist: :havingan outer. and a short inner sleeve, saidinner sleeve having wings ,extendingffrom; its, shoulder. section-.downw;ardly to. the waistline, theouter end of theinnen'sleeve beingstitchedwto the outen'sleeve, the. meeting edgeszof the inner sleeve and,of its downwardly extending Wings 5 being stitched together vand to.the

outer-sleeve and waist b a seam which en tends along the :under sic e ofthe sleeve and then-down to'the waist.

,5. A garment waist having an outer and a short inner sleeve, sald lnnersleeve having wings extending from its shoulder sec-' --tio.n downwardlyto the waist line; the outer end ofithe inner leeve being stitched tothe outer sleeve, the meeti'ng edges of the sinner sleeve" and of itsndQWnwardly, extendlng.

wlngs. being -"stitched together i and to the outeitsleevezandwaisthyaseam'which exiten dsalfing thennder-s de of the sleeveand 1 then, :ClO I o the WalSt and a; reinforcingapestitched.intosaideseam- 1 6. A garmentwaist ,having an outer: and ashort ,inner sleeve, the inner sleeve hav ng mgs extend ngfiowiiwarclio. the waistlin and stitched to the waistbody vin. such,manner, to, snpport the waist, .body and: leave the shoulder, .part ,ofthe waist and outer sleevev loose ,over, the shoulder, the outer, end

, 0 the inner sleeve bein tit hed t l the .outer sleeve.

Signed at'Tac oma, Washington; this 21st 7 day of ,March, 1919.

MARYUMJVGELLENBECKTY

